1962-While at Ealing Jazz Club, in Ealing, West London, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards met Brian Jones for the first time.
1978-The Police released 'Roxanne' as the first single from their debut album Outlandos d'Amour.
1981-Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their first full-scale tour in Hamburg, Germany. This was Springsteen's first tour outside North America.
1990-Motley Crue's Tommy Lee was injured when performing a stunt during a concert.
2001-Paul McCartney bought the four-bedroom Beverly Hills home of Courtney Love for $3.995m.
2013-Andy Johns, the veteran producer and engineer died at the age of 61.
2016-singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jimmie Van Zant died in a hospice in Florida.
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1938-Spencer Dryden
drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage, died January 10, 2005
1943-Mick Abrahams
guitarist with Blodwyn Pig and the original guitarist for Jethro Tull and the Mick Abrahams Band
1948-Dallas Taylor
session drummer best known as the drummer with Crosby, Stills & Nash. In 1970, Dallas sat in with The Doors accompanying John Densmore on drums, died January 18, 2015
1949-John Oates
rock, R&B and soul guitarist, singer, songwriter with Hall and Oates, solo
1952-Bruce Gary
drummer for The Knack
